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Japan's Drone School Unveils AI System to Track Bears

12/20/2025

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D-Academy Tohoku, a drone school in northeastern Japan, is developing a system to identify and track bears with drones and AI.
Local authorities are interested and the system is set to launch next year.
The drones are 98 cm long and will have night-vision and infrared cameras to detect bears, share locations via smartphones, and trigger autonomous tracking if detected.

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Story summary

D-Academy Tohoku, a drone school in northeastern Japan, is developing a system to identify and track bears with drones and AI.
Local authorities are interested and the system is set to launch next year.
The drones are 98 cm long and will have night-vision and infrared cameras to detect bears, share locations via smartphones, and trigger autonomous tracking if detected.